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Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol

26/P/0310/DCWDevelopment Consent Order - metro westPending Decision

Proposal

Request to discharge Requirements 5(3)d and 5(4) (Construction Traffic Management Plan) & 29 (Works affecting the M5 J19) for stages 1, 1A, 1B 1C 2, 3, 4, 4A, 4B, 6, 7, & 10 of the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022

Received
11 February 2026
Council
North Somerset
The council did not publish a location for this application.
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

This is a planning application at Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol. North Somerset has handled 10,673 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. It was submitted on 11 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 10 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
26/P/0310/DCW
Address
Portishead Branch Line Between Portishead In North Somerset And Ashton Junction In Bristol
Local Authority
North Somerset
Application Type
Development Consent Order - metro west
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Registered
Parish
Portishead

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Morgan Sindall
Agent Address
Cooper House Cross Point Business Park Coventry CV2 2UU

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
11 February 2026
Date Validated
18 February 2026
Date Submitted
11 February 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
11

Source: North Somerset

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    11 Feb

    Request to discharge Requirements 5(3)d and 5(4) (Construction Traffic Management Plan) & 29 (Works affecting…

    This applicationPendingDischarge of conditions26/P/0310/DCW
  2. 2026
    10 Feb

    Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongside26/P/0303/DCW

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Oct

    Request to discharge Requirement 22 (Culvert 67, Culvert 72 and Culvert 73) for stage 1 of Works Numbers: 1…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/P/2082/DCW
  2. 2026
    8 Oct

    Request to discharge Requirement 22 (Portbury Ditch Crossing) of Stage 1A and Work Nos. 12 and 12A (comprises…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/P/1476/DCW
  3. 2026
    17 Aug

    Request to discharge Requirements 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/P/1697/DCW
  4. 2026
    9 Jun

    Application to discharge requirements 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 21 & 29 for Stage 5 of Works No. 22A/22B

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/P/1112/DCW
  5. 2026
    19 Mar

    Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/P/0626/DCW
  6. 2026
    13 Mar

    Request to discharge Requirements 5, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5I, 5j, 5k, 5l, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/P/0562/DCW

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 South
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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